M3.0 earthquake 7 km W of Blanchard, Louisiana
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 7 km W of Blanchard, Louisiana on Thu, Apr 1, 2021, 2:26 AM CDT (07:26 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 8 km WNW of Blanchard, Louisiana. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (mb_lg), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-04-01 07:26:26 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.586° N, 93.969° W
- Region
- Louisiana
- Felt reports
- 55
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
55 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 1.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 74°
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dy5c. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:22 AM UTC.